Baseball set to take on Ocean Lakes
Patrick Strong, Editor
June 3, 2019
Varsity Baseball is set to make their first state tournament appearance in eleven years. A surprise regional semifinal matchup against Clover Hill opened the door for the Eagles to return to the tournament. With that 6-5 victory last Tuesday, the Eagles punched their ticket and are now set to go on the road t...
Boys Lacrosse Falls to South County
Patrick Strong, Editor
June 3, 2019
The boys lacrosse team fell to the South County Stallions in the state quarterfinals by a score of 14-3 over the weekend. It was a rough second half for the Eagles falling a promising first quarter that ended in a 2-2 score and a 3-6 halftime score. Daniel Merida (10) and Sam Duggan (12) were the lone goal scorer...
Event Recap
Malachi Gatlin, Reporter
May 3, 2019
The Boys Varsity Lacrosse had a dominating win over Massaponax High School with a score of 14-0, which is the second biggest blow out of the year. The first blow out was against the same team with a score of 18-0. The Boys Varsity Lacrosse team record moves to a 10-1 record, and they intend to keep...
Boys Varsity Soccer Has Team Spirit
Brianan Chubb, Reporter
April 4, 2019
“Do it for yourself and not for anyone else” said Coach Spinelli. Starting out the soccer season, our varsity boys soccer team has a spirited attitude. “We all go to the locker room and play music and just chill and get ready for the game” said Jack Lausten(21). ...
Girls Soccer Earn Crucial Win Over Panthers
Patrick Strong, Editor
April 3, 2019
The Girls Soccer team earned a sound victory Tuesday night over district rival Massaponax to the tune of a 2-0 shutout. A stifling defense and dominant goalie play from Elena Beasley (‘19) led the way for the Eagles in their fourth victory and third shutout of the 2019 campaign. The two goal...
Baseball Mercy Rules Black-Hawks
Patrick Strong, Editor
April 2, 2019
The Baseball team dominated the Brooke Point Black-Hawks last Friday night by a score of 15-4 in just 5 innings. A.J. Zeke (‘19) blasted an early home run for Forge and the Eagles never looked back after the first baseman's crushing solo. Aidan Henderson (‘19) led the way for the Eagles on the mo...
Girls Lacrosse routs Stafford
Patrick Strong, Editor
April 2, 2019
The Girls Lacrosse team won in dominant fashion on Monday night with a 19-8 victory over the Stafford Indians. Maggie Hatton (‘21) dished out six assists to go with her two goals. Along with Hatton’s elite passing display, Emmy Ponce (‘19) and Mary Ellen Schuster (‘21) each poured in four...
Boys Lacrosse slips past Stafford
Patrick Strong, Editor
April 2, 2019
A slow start against a historically inferior team didn’t faze the Boys Lacrosse team on Monday night as they eventually pulled out a hard fought win 11-7 over the Stafford Indians. Sam Duggan (‘19) led the way for the Eagles pouring in nearly half of the scoring effort with five goals for the g...
Boys Lacrosse Shuts Out ‘Ponax in Dominant Fashion
Patrick Strong, Editor
April 2, 2019
The Lacrosse team enjoyed about as dominant of a victory as you’ll ever see in the sport on Thursday night, shutting out the Massaponax Panthers to the tune of 18-0. Tyler Howard (‘19), a VMI commit, led the way for the recently surging Eagles offense with 5 goals. However, the real story of the ni...
March Athlete of The Month: Mackenzie Watterson (’19)
Emily Imes, Reporter
March 29, 2019
Since there was no female Athlete of the Month selected for March 2019, the staff of The Talon has chosen one of our own: We would like to congratulate Mackenzie Watterson (‘19), gymnast and scholar, for being our AoM. Mackenzie has been doing gymnastics since she was two years old, and started compet...
Girls Varsity Soccer Team Wins Against MVHS in Years
Brianan Chubb, Reporter
March 21, 2019
For the first time in many years the girls' varsity soccer team won against Mountain View High School on March 14. The final score of the game was 0-0. The girls won 4-2 in penalty kicks after the games regulation time was over. “Our girl made the kick and so we all rushed to her and we were all ...